In June of 2006, we posted six talks online. Since then, our universe has grown exponentially to 1600+ talks and all the initiatives you see on the map above. Thus, we’re planning an exciting new version of TED.com, designed for deeper exploration of ideas. To find out how we’re rebuilding the site, and how you can get invited to the beta, head to hello.ted.com. And while you’re at it, checkout The Next Web’s take on the redesign.

But this isn’t the only TED News this week. Below, more briefs on news related to TED Talks and speakers:

Feminist scholar bell hooks offers a critique of Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In (watch her talk about it),via Feminist Wire, joining the cadre of feminists who have weighed in on Sandberg’s first book.

Johanna Blakley (watch her talks) and Michael Pollan (watch his talk) are among the judges for the Real Food Media Contest, which is looking for great short films about food, farming and sustainability. (Plus: On the contest’s board of advisors is Mischa Nachtigal, founder of a food film festival and a former TED intern.) Deadline to submit your short film is February 3, 2014.

Over the past week, we’ve noticed a lot of TED-related news items in the ether. Here, some highlights: Chip Kidd (watch his TED Talk) has just released a new book: a how-to guide to graphic design for kids. Read The New York Times’ Q&A with him in which he says, “I was utterly floored [when […]

Over the past week, we’ve noticed a lot of TED-related news items in the ether. Here, some highlights: A fascinating new article in Wired takes a look at 12-year-old Paloma Noyola Bueno, a schoolgirl in Mexico whose classroom got an intense shake-up from teacher Sergio Juárez Correa, with incredible results. So what inspired Correa to […]